Population & age
- Total population
- 4,821
- Median age
- 35.0
Hardee County · Population 4,821
Lemon Grove, FL (ZIP 33890) sits in Hardee County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 26. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 24.8%. NCES lists 2 schools serving the area, 2 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $17,466. 24% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $47,192 per worker, roughly 28% below the US average. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 83th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 36 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1977 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 52.0" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 11,769 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Florida has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $54,158) approximately $2,491/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Polk County, FL (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $49,219, fair market rent of $1,230 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $288,231, up 2.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,040
/month
1 Bed
$1,050
/month
2 Bed
$1,230
/month
3 Bed
$1,670
/month
4 Bed
$2,060
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$288,231
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+2.6%
vs. March 2025
+54.4%
vs. March 2021
Wauchula, FL
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
123
Across 102 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $34.1M.
Single-family
101
82% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
22
18% of total units
Single-family value
$28.9M
construction value
Multifamily value
$5.2M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
2,100
Average AGI
$54,158
Avg property tax
$79
EITC participation
23.8%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$124
Avg charitable contribution
$240
Avg capital gains
$3,419
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $113.7M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
63
Total employment
371
Annual payroll
$16.4M
Average annual pay
$44,127
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$47,192
Average weekly wage
$908
Total employment
7,044
Total establishments
596
That is roughly 28% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
4.3%
That is 0.3 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
10,011
Employed
9,583
Unemployed
428
Based on Hardee County, FL data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federally Declared Disasters
36
Date Range
1977–2024
Most Recent Declaration
HURRICANE MILTON
Hurricane — declared October 11, 2024 (DR-4834)
Incident period: October 5, 2024 – November 2, 2024
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
8
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
7
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
32
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
14
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
72.4°F
60.9° – 83.8°
Annual precipitation
52"
Diurnal range
23°F
Day-night swing
Heating · cooling days
597.8 · 3,299.9
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: WAUCHULA, FL US, 7.9 miles from the centroid of Lemon Grove, FL (ZIP 33890)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
11,769
That is roughly 3,569 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
28%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
5.2
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.9
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
17.9%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
16
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,415
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
5.8
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
31%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
32%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.4% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Hardee data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
24.7% of Hardee County, FL residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.22
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.21
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.41
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 13.0% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Hardee County, FL for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 51 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 177 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
2
Burglary
32
Vehicle theft
7
County-level data for Hardee (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+63 people
+12 households • +$4.6M net AGI flow
Moved in
818households
1,558 people • $39.3M AGI
Moved out
806households
1,495 people • $34.8M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $48,089 versus departing households' $43,149.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 33890. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
6.98%
State 6.00% · avg local 0.98%
Property tax (effective)
0.50%
Median $787/year
Tax burden rank
8 of 50
8.90% of personal income
For ZIP 33890: A household at this ZIP's median AGI of $54,158 keeps approximately $2,491 more annually than residents of the typical income-tax state. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $288,231, that works out to roughly $1,454/year in property tax.
Program
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs in Lemon Grove
Nearby ZIPs by distance
33873 (Lemon Grove, 8.7 mi) · 33872 (11.5 mi) · 33875 (Sebring, 13.9 mi) · 33865 (Limestone, 14.7 mi) · 33834 (Fort Green Springs, 16.8 mi) · 34266 (Southeast Arcadia, 18.1 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
38.4%
5.4pp above the 33.0% national rate.
37.5%
5.5pp above the 32.0% national rate.
18.0%
4.0pp below the 22.0% national rate.
76.1%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
24.8%
11.8pp above the 13.0% national rate.
15.8%
4.8pp above the 11.0% national rate.
2 schools serve this ZIP, including 2 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZOLFO SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Public | -1–5 | 550 |
| PIONEER CAREER ACADEMY | Alternative | 5–12 | 18 |
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 26, 2026Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$17,466
Median earnings (10 yr)
$40,624
Winter Haven, FL · 33881
Lakeland, FL · 33801
Lakeland, FL · 33801
Avon Park, FL · 33825
Lakeland, FL · 33805
Babson Park, FL · 33827
Lake Wales, FL · 33859
Lakeland, FL · 33803
Winter Haven, FL · 33881
Lakeland, FL · 33801
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Lemon Grove, FL (ZIP 33890) sits in Hardee County. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 26. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in above the national average at 24.8%. NCES lists 2 schools serving the area, 2 non-charter. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $17,466. 24% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $47,192 per worker, roughly 28% below the US average. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 83th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 36 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1977 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 52.0" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 11,769 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Florida has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $54,158) approximately $2,491/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Polk County, FL (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $49,219, fair market rent of $1,230 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $288,231, up 2.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits lower the national rate at 18.0%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
38.4%, which is 5.4 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
18.0%, which is 4.0 percentage points below the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
37.5%, which is 5.5 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
2 schools serve this ZIP, including 2 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 26, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 33890 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
Yes, 1 high school serves this ZIP: Pioneer Career Academy. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 26, 2026).
4,821 people live in ZIP 33890, with a median age of 35.0 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$49,219 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 33890, 79.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 20.6% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 33890, 3.5% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 1.4% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
24.3% of the population in ZIP 33890 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
77.9% of households in ZIP 33890 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 33890 is $288,231, up 2.6% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 2.6% over the past year and up 54.4% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 33890 (Lemon Grove, FL) is $54,158 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 33890 report an average of $79 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
1.9% of tax returns from ZIP 33890 (Lemon Grove, FL) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 63 business establishments operated in ZIP 33890 employing 371 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 33890 is $44,127, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 33890 ranks in the 83th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a very high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 33890, ranking in the 94th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 36 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 33890 between 1977–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 33890, accounting for 16 of 36 declarations (44%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 33890 was "HURRICANE MILTON" — a hurricane declared in 2024 (DR-4834) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 33890 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Polk State College, Southeastern University, and Florida Southern College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $17,466 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $40,624 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 33890 has an average annual temperature of 72.4°F and 52.0" of annual precipitation based on the WAUCHULA, FL US weather station 7.9 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Florida has no state income tax. For a household earning the local median AGI of $54,158, this saves approximately $2,491 per year compared to the national average effective state tax rate. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 6.98% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Florida runs an active paid family leave program offering up to — weeks of paid leave per year (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (2 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (10 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (36 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 26, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (36 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs in Lemon Grove
Nearby ZIPs by distance
33873 (Lemon Grove, 8.7 mi) · 33872 (11.5 mi) · 33875 (Sebring, 13.9 mi) · 33865 (Limestone, 14.7 mi) · 33834 (Fort Green Springs, 16.8 mi) · 34266 (Southeast Arcadia, 18.1 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
83rd percentile
Very High Vulnerability
Based on 2 census tracts, population 4,516
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
37
Limited English Speakers
303
Persons with Disability
735
Without HS Diploma
613
Without Health Insurance
742
Adults Age 65+
812
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.